2) Notably absent from new CDC guidance was ventilation. In one short paragraph, CDC suggested schools open windows & doors to increase circulation, but said they should not be “if doing so poses a safety risk or a health risk.” #COVID19https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/health/school-reopenings-cdc.amp.html?referringSource=articleShare#click=https://t.co/lhDggiLYYh …
-
-
Show this thread
-
3) “C.D.C. gives lip service to ventilation in its report, and you have to search to find it,” said
@j_g_allen, an expert on building safety at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston. “It’s not as prominent as it should be.”Show this thread -
4) The section on ventilation does link to more information online. But all of that is buried, relative to a misguided emphasis on cleaning surfaces like outdoor playground equipment, said Linsey Marr, an expert in airborne transmission of viruses at Virginia Tech...
Show this thread -
5) “I think the balance is incorrect in putting so much emphasis on cleaning surfaces and almost no emphasis on cleaning the air, given what we know about how the virus spreads,” Marr said.
Show this thread -
6) VENTILATION is key. Both ventilation and masks needed to reduce risk indoors. But most buildings not ventilated well enough.pic.twitter.com/qhz8cs0grH
Show this thread -
7) How is aerosol different from large droplets? aerosol study indicates that coronavirus is persistent and stable for many hours. Typical air exchange every 20 min to 4 hrs, depending on ventilation.
#COVID19pic.twitter.com/dUUjHriWgeShow this thread -
8) Key is ventilation.
assumed it was airborne from the beginning. Here is how to ventilate your school classrooms if unable to open window but only have 1 door — use two fans near doorway. #COVID19pic.twitter.com/ZiOdMG2GPs
NHK WORLD News
COVID-19: Clearing the Air EffectivelyShow this thread -
9) “Until we recognise that
#COVID19 is airborne we are setting ourselves up for repeated failure” P.s. they don’t use masks in video because Australia
is at almost #ZeroCovid#COVIDisAirbornepic.twitter.com/9PsxREPS2GShow this thread -
10) this should have been the priority for safe school guidance. Ventilation, air filtration, air cleaning. (From
@HarvardChanSPH)pic.twitter.com/VFHKFSJFes
Show this thread -
11) Many aerosol experts are incredibly frustrated ...https://twitter.com/CorsIAQ/status/1360428143014600704 …
Show this thread -
12) for Pete’s sake, even Dr Fauci says it’s airborne.https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1309829079152111616 …
1:32Show this thread -
13) I don’t know how you can just say indoor sports is safe as long as 6 feet. Even outdoors 6 feet isn’t without risk. NFL
also has done a lot of studies on this—they know 6 feet isn’t enough.pic.twitter.com/IjGXQJbDD0
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.
FAUCI SAYS THE CORONAVIRUS IS AIRBORNE—it’s not official until the Fauci sings. And Dr Fauci has come out strongly:
“Bottomline, there’s much more aerosol
than we thought”.
Stool
Thread